by Kent Sterling The silly NBA moratorium was bound to cause this level of chaos eventually. DeAndre Jordan, a rebounding machine in his prime, was highly sought after as a free agent. The team for whom he toiled for the first seven years of his NBA career, the Los Angeles Clippers, wanted him back. The […]
by Kent Sterling Sportstalk radio has evolved on many stations into guy talk. Some hosts are more adept at talking about their favorite song than their favorite athlete. That’s fine. Every host should execute the show he is best at. For me, I like sports. The games and those who compete in them are fascinating. […]
by Kent Sterling I liked David West, but it’s hard not to see his decision to leave $11.1 million in Indiana to play for the San Antonio Spurs as a smack to the jaw of the Pacers organization, his former teammates, and Indiana in general. His desire to win a championship is laudable. Putting potential […]
by Kent Sterling If Roy Hibbert was a foot shorter, he might never have picked up a basketball, and might be a CPA or IT professional who amused and frustrated co-workers in equal measure with his mood swings. Because he is 7’2″ and athletic enough, Hibbert is a professional basketball player who will continue to […]
by Kent Sterling The athletic director was made aware, the president was made aware, and the chancellor was made aware. According to families of those involved, no one from the University of Illinois responded meaningfully to complaints about women’s basketball coaches until Illinois Speaker of the House Mike Madigan started making calls on behalf of […]
by Kent Sterling Ten-year NBA veteran Monta Ellis is reportedly talking to the Indiana Pacers today about coming to Indy as a free agent. There are reasons for the Pacers to be interested in signing Ellis, and a few for fans not to see him as a magical elixir that might allow the Pacers to […]
by Kent Sterling Poor Andy Benoit. He tweeted his silly thoughts on how women’s sports aren’t worth watching, and his world exploded. The Sports Illustrated editor isn’t a fan of watching women, said so, and has been excoriated in the media ever since. Sure, his position was dopey – watching anything where score is kept […]
by Kent Sterling Without emotional investment in the men and women operating the machines, IndyCar is just fast and pretty cars driving in circles. Speed is relative and does not create drama. Pretty cars are not dramatic. Wrecks are not necessarily dramatic. Competition among rivals is dramatic. IndyCar drivers are incredibly well-mannered and nice. They […]
by Kent Sterling Don’t go looking at the stats Myles Turner put up last year and expect to find the answer to why the Indiana Pacers selected him 11th overall in last night’s NBA Draft. His modest 10.1 points per game average is not eye-popping. The 6.5 rebounds per game would be the least you […]
